Mode Dial - Olympus E-P1 Instruction Manual

Mode dial

The mode dial allows you to change the
camera settings easily according to the
subject.
Advanced shooting modes
• For more advanced shooting and greater creative control, you can set the aperture value and
shutter speed.
• The settings made in the advanced shooting modes are retained even if the camera is turned off.
P
A
Shutter priority shooting
S
M
Easy shooting modes
• Select according to the shooting scene. The camera sets the appropriate shooting conditions
automatically.
• When rotating the mode dial or turning off the power in the easy shooting modes, functions
with changes made to their settings are restored to the factory default settings.
A
ART
SCN
n
4
EN
Allows you to shoot using an aperture and shutter speed
Program shooting
that the camera sets. (gP. 44)
Aperture priority Allows you to set the aperture manually. The camera
shooting sets the shutter speed automatically. (gP. 45)
Allows you to set the shutter speed manually. The
camera sets the aperture automatically. (gP. 46)
Allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed
Manual shooting
manually. (gP. 47)
The camera automatically selects an optimal shooting mode
from [PORTRAIT], [LANDSCAPE], [NIGHT SCENE],
iAuto [SPORT], and [MACRO]. This is a fully automatic mode
which allows you to shoot with the optimal settings for the
scene by simply pressing the shutter button.
When you select a desired filter or scene, the camera
Art filter
optimizes the shooting conditions for that filter or scene.
In SCN mode, most of the functions cannot be changed.
Scene
Used for shooting movies. Besides using [P] and [A],
Movie
you can record a movie with the art filter.